Students generally are not able to obtain quantitative information about the colleges to which they hope to apply. (IR)

Discusses social problems and concerns which cause student alienation and activism. Stresses that task of education is to reformulate the problems and seek solutions through increased respect for personal differences and pattern of social arrangements that allows widest expression of varied constructive potentials of man. (Author/NS)

Transcript and agenda of a conference (American Academy of Arts and Sciences) discussion held at the House of the Academy in Boston. (AP)

Article based on a lecture given before a student symposium at the University of Hawaii, Spring, 1969.

Books can be a starting point for parents who want to help their children deal with unnerving experiences during the first few days of school. Books and stories for children about starting to school, making friends, handling bullies, and other subjects are recommended. (PP)

Many instructional strategies which characterize small alternative schools in urban areas are applicable to small rural schools as well. Philosophical and organizational assumptions and educational methods used in successful alternative schools are discussed. (PP)

High school counselors and college admissions officers should recognize the need to serve the student's needs before the institution's. This article considers problems and irritations faced by college-bound students due to high school and college communications practices and college recruitment and admissions processes. (Author/PGD)

Describes a number of specific projects undertaken by the new principal of an elementary school in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina) to build staff support and morale, student enthusiasm, and parent and community involvement. (PGD)

Students are moved more by their psychological experiences with teachers and school officials than by the sociological factors they bring to school with them. Students are more likely to become involved in their education and in school activities if they feel included in the decision-making processes of school policymakers. (CM)

Considers the information revolution a force for social change which will transform family structure, educational modes, and increase pressure on young adolescents to grow up quickly. (Author/DB)

What can we learn about the applicants who do not show up on campus to register? This study suggests both a method for learning more about "no-shows" and the reasons why they change their mind. (Author)

Although problems of drug abuse, bomb threats, theft, and concealed weapons sometimes make search and seizure necessary, the student's rights must be protected through proper legal procedures. The article presents guidelines for conducting locker and personal searches and for educating students, teachers, and administrators on student rights. (DS)

Despite the fact that many people agree in theory that the concept of official childbeating is repugnant, the abolition of corporal punishment in the schools has received little public or legislative support. Sanctioned violence reinforces educational problems and teaches children that violence is the way to solve problems. (Author/GC)

Examines current legal parameters concerning the institutional response to gay student groups. The issues evolve around First Amendment considerations; egalitarian treatment of all student groups, whether gay or not; educational concerns of the institution; and the balance between the rights of the individual and the prerogatives of the…